安 ān — content; calm; still; quiet; to pacify; peace
夜里非常安静。Yè lǐ fēi cháng ān jìng.It is very quiet at night.
Common words: 安全 (ān quán)、晚安 (wǎn ān)、安静 (ān jìng)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "calm"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "calm", including 安 (ān), 静 (jìng). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words, and examples.
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "calm" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 安 (ān), 静 (jìng) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span ān, jìng — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 安 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 安 āncontent; calm; still; quiet; to pacify; peaceUseful words: 安全, 晚安
- 静 jìngstill; calm; quiet; not movingUseful words: 安静, 冷静
Common words for these 2 "calm" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 安 (ān) — so "calm" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "calm".
静 jìng — still; calm; quiet; not moving
夜深了，四周一片寂静。Yè shēn le, sì zhōu yí piàn jì jìng.Late at night, everything around is silent.
Common words: 安静 (ān jìng)、冷静 (lěng jìng)、平静 (píng jìng)
All 2 characters
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